What's New on NGA Web-May 2006

May 2006
In this Issue:

1. Charles Sheeler: Across Media

2. Exploring Themes in American Art

3. American Impressionism and Realism

4. American Masters from Bingham to Eakins

5. Index of American Design

6. May Calendar of Events

1. Charles Sheeler: Across Media

This is the first exhibition to focus exclusively on the complex, often paradoxical relationships between photography, film, drawing, printmaking, and painting that were so central to Charles Sheeler's (American, 1883-1965) art. On view May 7 through August 27, 2006, the exhibition celebrates the formal clarity and beauty of Sheeler's works. An extensive feature about the artist's life and work will be online along with links to exhibition-related activities.
http://www.nga.gov/exhibitions/sheelerinfo.htm

2. Exploring Themes in American Art

Ten in-depth illustrated essays explore themes of American Art, focusing on abstraction, the figure, historical subjects, landscape, marine painting, portraiture, narrative, genre, still life, and topographical views.
http://www.nga.gov/education/american/aasplash.htm

3. American Impressionism and Realism

A Web feature based on a past exhibition of the American art collection of Margaret and Raymond Horowitz can still be viewed online. Excerpts from the exhibition catalogue, including comments from the collector, illustrated essays on 12 works from the exhibition, and 8 artist biographies, offer an in-depth view of American impressionism and realism.
http://www.nga.gov/exhibitions/horo_remin1.shtm

4. American Masters from Bingham to Eakins

The Gallery's collection of American Art was greatly enhanced in 2005 by a magnificent gift from John Wilmerding. Through his generosity, the Gallery is now able to showcase its first work by George Caleb Bingham, its first oil painting from Winslow Homer's Cullercoats period, its first marsh scene by Martin Johnson Heade, its first watercolor by Thomas Eakins, its first European landscape by John Frederick Kensett, its first oil study by Frederic Edwin Church, its first drawings by Ralph Albert Blakelock and Fitz Hugh Lane, and its first works in any medium by Alfred Thompson Bricher, Adelheid Dietrich, Thomas Charles Ferrer, Alvan Fisher, Jervis McEntee, and Edward Seager. View highlights from this gift online.
http://www.nga.gov/feature/wilmerding/index.htm

5. Index of American Design

Take an online tour of the Index of American Design. The Index, a compilation of nearly 18,000 watercolor renderings that depict traditional American arts and crafts made before about 1890, was created as part of the Works Progress Administration (WPA), which operated from 1935 to 1942. Intended as a pictorial survey of the rise and development of American design, the Index is in the collection of the National Gallery.
http://www.nga.gov/collection/iad/index.htm

6. May Calendar of Events

Plan your visit to the Gallery with the help of the May Calendar of Events. Schedules of films, lectures, gallery talks, family activities, and concerts are listed along with detailed information about each event.
http://www.nga.gov/ginfo/calendar.htm

PLANNING A VISIT/GENERAL INFORMATION
http://www.nga.gov/ginfo/index.htm

This page provides links to the Gallery's hours and location, Calendar of Events, restaurant hours, accessibility information, Gallery history, and news releases.

The National Gallery of Art and its Sculpture Garden, located on the National Mall between Third and Ninth Streets at Constitution Avenue NW, are open Monday through Saturday from 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. and Sunday from 11:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.

The summer hours of the Sculpture Garden, from May 26 through September 15, are Monday through Thursday and Saturday, 10:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m.; Friday, 10:00 a.m. to 9:30 p.m.; and Sunday, 11:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. The Pavilion Cafe stays open until 8:30 p.m. on Fridays during the Jazz in the Garden concert series, and until 6:00 p.m. during the rest of the week.

Admission is free. For general information, call (202) 737-4215 or the Telecommunications Device for the Deaf (TDD) at (202) 842-6176.

To obtain a free bimonthly Calendar of Events by mail, call (202) 842-6662 or contact us by e-mail at calendar@nga.gov. Please include your mailing address.

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May 2006 In this Issue: 1. Charles Sheeler: Across Media 2. Exploring Themes in American Art 3. American Impressionism and Realism 4. American Masters from Bingham to Eakins 5. Index of American Design 6. May Calendar of Events
	1. Charles Sheeler: Across Media This is the first exhibition to focus exclusively on the complex, often paradoxical relationships between photography, film, drawing, printmaking, and painting that were so central to Charles Sheeler's (American, 1883-1965) art. On view May 7 through August 27, 2006, the exhibition celebrates the formal clarity and beauty of Sheeler's works. An extensive feature about the artist's life and work will be online along with links to exhibition-related activities. http://www.nga.gov/exhibitions/sheelerinfo.htm
	2. Exploring Themes in American Art Ten in-depth illustrated essays explore themes of American Art, focusing on abstraction, the figure, historical subjects, landscape, marine painting, portraiture, narrative, genre, still life, and topographical views. http://www.nga.gov/education/american/aasplash.htm
	3. American Impressionism and Realism A Web feature based on a past exhibition of the American art collection of Margaret and Raymond Horowitz can still be viewed online. Excerpts from the exhibition catalogue, including comments from the collector, illustrated essays on 12 works from the exhibition, and 8 artist biographies, offer an in-depth view of American impressionism and realism. http://www.nga.gov/exhibitions/horo_remin1.shtm
	4. American Masters from Bingham to Eakins The Gallery's collection of American Art was greatly enhanced in 2005 by a magnificent gift from John Wilmerding. Through his generosity, the Gallery is now able to showcase its first work by George Caleb Bingham, its first oil painting from Winslow Homer's Cullercoats period, its first marsh scene by Martin Johnson Heade, its first watercolor by Thomas Eakins, its first European landscape by John Frederick Kensett, its first oil study by Frederic Edwin Church, its first drawings by Ralph Albert Blakelock and Fitz Hugh Lane, and its first works in any medium by Alfred Thompson Bricher, Adelheid Dietrich, Thomas Charles Ferrer, Alvan Fisher, Jervis McEntee, and Edward Seager. View highlights from this gift online. http://www.nga.gov/feature/wilmerding/index.htm
	5. Index of American Design Take an online tour of the Index of American Design. The Index, a compilation of nearly 18,000 watercolor renderings that depict traditional American arts and crafts made before about 1890, was created as part of the Works Progress Administration (WPA), which operated from 1935 to 1942. Intended as a pictorial survey of the rise and development of American design, the Index is in the collection of the National Gallery. http://www.nga.gov/collection/iad/index.htm
	6. May Calendar of Events Plan your visit to the Gallery with the help of the May Calendar of Events. Schedules of films, lectures, gallery talks, family activities, and concerts are listed along with detailed information about each event. http://www.nga.gov/ginfo/calendar.htm
	PLANNING A VISIT/GENERAL INFORMATION http://www.nga.gov/ginfo/index.htm This page provides links to the Gallery's hours and location, Calendar of Events, restaurant hours, accessibility information, Gallery history, and news releases. The National Gallery of Art and its Sculpture Garden, located on the National Mall between Third and Ninth Streets at Constitution Avenue NW, are open Monday through Saturday from 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. and Sunday from 11:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. The summer hours of the Sculpture Garden, from May 26 through September 15, are Monday through Thursday and Saturday, 10:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m.; Friday, 10:00 a.m. to 9:30 p.m.; and Sunday, 11:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. The Pavilion Cafe stays open until 8:30 p.m. on Fridays during the Jazz in the Garden concert series, and until 6:00 p.m. during the rest of the week. Admission is free. For general information, call (202) 737-4215 or the Telecommunications Device for the Deaf (TDD) at (202) 842-6176. To obtain a free bimonthly Calendar of Events by mail, call (202) 842-6662 or contact us by e-mail at calendar@nga.gov. Please include your mailing address. To receive a free quarterly Film Calendar by mail, contact us by e-mail at film-department@nga.gov. Please include your mailing address. TO CONTACT US If you would like to contact us, please submit our Web feedback form at: http://www.nga.gov/feedback/webfeedback.htm TO MANAGE YOUR SUBSCRIPTION If you would like to change your e-mail address for receipt of this newsletter, go to: http://subscribe.nga.gov/subscription_manage_NGart.cfm PROBLEMS WITH THE LINKS? If you are unable to get results by clicking directly on a link, highlight the URL, then copy and paste it in the "Location Bar" at the top of the browser window. This is a post-only mailing address. PLEASE DO NOT REPLY.